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Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six-in-ten (63%) Australians do not have the confidence to retire comfortably, with women comprising a large cohort that feel discouraged about preparing for retirement, Qantas Super's inaugural CSBA Retirement Confidence Index (RCI) shows. Based on ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
"She'll be right, mate!" The latest business and consumer sentiment surveys illustrate the truism of this Australian idiom. Conducted from 16 February to 23 February 2018 - when the financial markets were in upheaval - the NAB business survey showed ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... increasing, largely driven by a growing interest from the millennial contingent, according to Investment Trends and BetaShares research. The research found that while SMSF investors remain a key market for ETF inflows, their share of the total market ...

HNWIs give a boost to resurgent art market: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... market represented 23% of global sales in 2017, which UBS said reflects the "continued growth of Asian buying power." The research was based in part on a survey of US-based HNWIs conducted by cultural economist Clare McAndrew. An estimated one million ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... has not been observed in other Australian fund categories," S&P Dow Jones Indices managing director and head of global research and design Priscilla Luk said. This said, only 56% of Australian REITs could match or outstrip their benchmark. The winners ...

MetLife expands retail life business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... retail team as a strategic account manager, responsible for leading MetLife's engagement with licensee management and research teams nationally. Prior to this, she was a strategic relationship manager within MetLife's business-to-business relationship ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring ...

Janus Henderson portfolio manager joins Aussie boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... Rosenbloom was head of alternative investments at Perennial, an executive director at Wallara Asset Management and a research analyst at ANZ Securities. "David's career spans 30 years in equity research and portfolio management, so we're confident that ...

Australia ticks boxes for ultra-high-net-worth individuals

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... US$269 billion. In five years' time, this population is forecast to rise by 37% to 1720. Knight Frank head of residential research for Australia, Michelle Ciesielski said: "This growth in Australia's ultra-wealthy population can be attributed to several ...

Rice Warner recruits NAB executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
The head of insurance in superannuation at NAB is joining Rice Warner in an executive role. The researcher appointed Tim Jenkins as executive general manager, superannuation; a role in which he will provide strategic and tactical advice to superannuation ...